Mountain Peak Ritual

Land of Iron.

Whoosh.

Amid the howling storm, it was difficult to hear each other even when they stood close by. The snowflakes swept up by the storm made the entire world a vast expanse of white.

Standing in the middle of such a storm, Hiruko wore a smile.

He had every reason to be pleased. After successfully completing the Bloodline Fusion Ritual himself, his understanding of the Chimera Technique had undoubtedly deepened considerably, allowing him to comprehensively improve the Bloodline Fusion Ritual.

After the improvements, the ritual no longer had such strict requirements regarding the celestial phenomena. There was no longer any need to wait ten or twenty years like he had, seeking suitable celestial phenomena to use their power to facilitate the ritual.

The ritual could now be performed simply by choosing a suitable location.

Just like now!

The mountain peak looming in and out of sight in the distant storm was the ritual site Hiruko had prepared for Ranmaru.

Like Hiruko, Ranmaru had also chosen five Kekkei Genkai. However, since Ranmaru himself was already a Dojutsu Bloodline Ninja, the number of targets he needed to fuse with had been reduced to four. Thus, the ritual was much less difficult, and its success was guaranteed.

Moreover, to further increase the ritual's chances of success, the ritual site Hiruko had deliberately chosen was highly particular.

The distant mountain peak appeared to be a snow-covered mountain buried beneath heavy snow, but in reality, it was an active volcano on the verge of erupting.

Once the volcano began erupting and the subterranean fire melted the ice and snow, Ranmaru's ritual could draw upon the power of the earthfire to complete the fusion of the Kekkei Genkai.

Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet shook violently. Hiruko's lips curled upward. "Heh, the real